Swine Flu... Why you shouldnt worry

Thanks Agrim for the information. It is so assuring to know that this is not a very deadly disease any more and we Indians are quite prepared for it but the question remains, how many in India has been suspected of this H1N1. How many have been tested and how many out of them are negative and would they be doing this test on all the persons that have fever.

Thanks for the information, it is very important for people to be informed about these kind of things. Anything unfamiliar would definitely cause a scare among people. I guess that is why it sounded really bad the first time is was discovered because it was something unfamiliar and the doctors were still trying to figure out the cause and the treatment for the flu. But now that they have identified the cure, there would probably less or no deaths anymore caused by the swine flu

thank you, this was good, there are only 13 cases reported in canada and it is very mild.

This is a real informative peice of knowledge. This will help a lot of mylotters to protect themselces and their families in protecting their families. I thank you for sharing this peice of information. Good Job!!!

I think worry is a useless emotion and there is not much point to it. I live in Australia and to date we have not had any people become sick with Swine flu but there a few waiting for test results. I am going to be cautious and take necessary precautions especially if the disease heads our way but at the end of the day we have to still live our lives and carry on so I'm not going to stress too much about it at this point.

I don't get out much and when I do I stay away from people and don't travel, so I am sure I am safe.

This information is enlightning. I am glad that they can get what's needed on such short notice and it's easy to come by. Thank you for telling us this. I knew it was nothing to worry about but some people are really worried over it.

Indeed two Italian tourists who returne to Italy from Mexico have now fully recovered. I feel that if we take the normal, necessary precautions then all will be well.

I'm not really worried abuot it. But they just closed an elementary skool here for the week bc someone has a suspected case of swine flu. I think its going out of porportion when they say theres no need to worry then they go that far. I know their trying to look out for ppl and what not but still.

Thanks for your info. I live in Mexico and have been bombarded with phone calls and emails from friends back in the states. There have been no reported case within a 1000 miles of me, but people everywhere where surely in a panic. There are so many cases of flus that go around every year, I'm not sure how this one got thrown into the "could be a pandemic" mix. Anyway we are all happy thqt it seems to be on the decrease. Poor Mexico, such a beautiful country has certainly been getting a bit of bad publicity recently.

I think as long as we continue to practice common sense things like "washing your hands after things", people should be fine. I'm glad that they are taking it seriously, but I doubt it will kill mass people as it did in the 1918 Pandemic, we've come a long way since then. Namaste-Anora

Even if we are worried, that does not help at all. Life still has to go on, we still have to go supermarket to buy grocery. Since there is no vaccine yet, we just have to hope that our immune system is strong enough to fight any virus. I think worry is a waste of time, taking precaution (if there is any) is better than useless worrying.

All of these facts are correct. At this time the virus does not represent much of a danger. However, the future mutation of the virus is a cause for concern. It could make a comeback as a mutated version later this year.

Very interesting. More reason for me to think that all of this has just been blown out of proportion.

Thank you for sharing your knowledge with us. I just dont like seeing people sick no matter what causes it. The CDC must be slightly worrried thow since they are closing so many schools when only one case is even suspected. It must be something to do with immunity of different people and un-insured people. Nothing serious right?

We have been reading in our daily papers about how swine flu is under better control as the days progress, and that's a relief. I still remember the SARS days, when this virus was so new to many countries and they do not have the necessary means like thermal scanners to detect cases happening. It was an uphill battle then to contain the spread of SARS. Now it looks like governments around the world are better prepared, and there's more ready sharing of information and cross-border checks instituted. Nevertheless, there are still thousands of suspected cases reported, which cannot be taken lightly. Also the H1N1 virus continues to mutate, and when the colder season approaches in the coming months, the situation may worsen again. So there's still real cause to worry, and countries cannot be complacent and think that everything is totally under control.

i'm sorry but i do think it's something to worry about.have a good week.

Thank you for sharing this! People are all up in arms about this and I think people are just a bunch of hypochondriacs. What people are basing their fears about this on is the massive amount of news coverage. Whatever is showing as news becomes huge and magnified oftentimes out of proportion. I wish people would just chill out about worldwide epidemics lol. No but seriously thanks for clearing the air a bit about this drama

So from now Swine Flu should be referd to as "Influenza A (H1N1) also know Swine Flu this done by the WHO" waisting seconds trying to inform people of its effects. Confusing people even more. And starting to think that there are 4 flus. Swine Flu, Influenza A, H1N1 and even WHO. People don´t seem to grap "Swine Flu" this only adds to the confusion missinformation. SAD....

We only have had one reported case in our state and it's 400 miles from me. I do think that this turned out, thanfully, to be lots less serious than originally thought. It is a good lesson though. We tend to be a nation of non-hand washing. Washing your hands with hot water and soap is paramount in helping prevent such things as the common cold and flu. Germs are everywhere. When we get germs on our hand and touch our hands to our nose or mouth we are taking in germs and putting ourselves at risk of catching something. I wash my hands constantly. Since we are retired we don't have the high percent of cathing something as people who work do. We don't come in contact with people on a daily basis. There are days we don't see other people. It takes common sense, not just for a flu outbreak but all the time. Wash your hands, teach our kids to wash their hand.